Impact of Didymosphenia geminata on hyporheic conditions in trout redds: Reason for concern?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1028-1033

  Bickel, Tobias O ^a,b   Closs, Gerard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Didymo; Spawning

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RIVER BED; SALMONID; SPAWNING;

AUSTRALASIA; CLUTHA RIVER; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIDYMOSPHENIA GEMINATA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 57049124347     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08011     Document Type: Article

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